(Characters)
The main character of the story.
Who is Bilbo Baggins?
This is where Bilbo lives.
What is a Hobbit Hole?
Gandalf approaches Bilbo with the prospect of this.
What is an adventure?
These people are known for being short, round-bellied, simple folk.
What are hobbits?
Who is J. R. R. Tolkien?
This character approaches Bilbo with the prospect of adventure.
Who is Gandalf?
Hobbit holes are most commonly found in this place.
What is the Shire?
This is the main quest of the dwarves
What is to reclaim their kingdom and treasure?
These creatures are known for hoarding gold and being very dangerous.
What are dragons?
Tolkien would go on to write this critically acclaimed series after The Hobbit.
What is Lord of the Rings?
Who is Thorin Oakenshield?
This is the official name of the valley where Elrond lives.
What is Rivendell?
Bilbo is assigned this role by Gandalf
What is a burglar?
These creatures are short, love mining, singing, and have beards
What are dwarves?
Tolkien was not just a graduate, but a professor at this esteemed university.
What is Oxford University?
He is the owner of the Last Homely House.
Who is Lord Elrond?
This is the name of the mountain the dwarves are trying to reclaim.
What is Erebor?
This is the first challenge that the company faces.
What are the three trolls?
These creatures live in forests, have pointy ears, and have some animosity towards dwarves.
What are elves?
Tolkien was present at this horrific battle in World War 1.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
These three oafs are known for their cooking and hoarding treasure.
Who are the three trolls? (Tom, William, and Bert).
The goblins live in this mountain range.
What are the Misty Mountains?
This is how Chapter 4 ends.
What is Bilbo separated from the group in a goblin mountain?
These people are known for being nasty, cruel, mean, and making nothing good.
What are goblins?
Despite not remembering much about his childhood in South Africa, Tolkien does remember a dreadful encounter with this creature.
What is a baboon spider/tarantula?